Luis Manuel Otero is a Havana-based artist whose original artwork is a tongue-in-cheek comment on the difficulties of daily life. Otero's statuettes - often made with wire, plywood, scraps, glue, and other materials found on the street - are produced sarcastically, in mockery of touristic souvenirs from an imagined marketplace. Signature American icons recur in his sculptures, such as Mickey Mouse and the Statue of Liberty. These are passed through Otero's rudimentary funnel, their impermanence exposed. Otero was a top curator pick by award-winning curator Catherine Scott.